FIRST BRITISH RACING GREEN WIN IN THE UK -- BIOFUEL ASTON TAKES THE
CHEQUERED FLAG

EEMS Campaign Partners Barwell Motorsport made motorsport history on 3
June when Paul Drayson's E85 bioethanol-fuelled Aston Martin DBRS9
six litre V12 sportscar, in the hands of co-driver Jonny Cocker, crossed
the line to score its first win of the season and top step of the podium
in round five of the highly competitive Avon Tyres British GT3
Championship. This is the first biofuelled car to win a major motorsport
event in the UK.

Appropriately this was the EEMS-supported Snetterton round, an
action-packed two hour race requiring consistent good driving, excellent
team strategy and faultless pitwork by the Barwell crew, a real test of
the car and fuel. The DBRS9 runs on E85, a blend of 85% bioethanol with
15% petrol. Bioethanol is produced from biomass such as sugar cane, sugar
beet or crop waste.

This is the first race win in the UK for a racing car running on biofuel,
an important milestone for energy efficient motorsport. EEMS, the Energy
Efficient Motorsport Programme, has been working to promote measures
which put energy efficiency at the heart of modern motorsport, such as
alternative fuels, powertrain and hybrid technologies. EEMS also
supported the first biofuelled car to finish the Le Mans 24 Hours in
2003, the British Nasamax Judd LMP1.

The car started from pole position on the grid, team mate Jonny Cocker
having beaten petrol-driven Ferraris, Moslers, Porsches and Vipers, as
well as the other two Barwell Aston Martins, to clinch the fastest
qualifying time. After Paul Drayson's starting stint at the wheel,
Jonny took over the car for another superb performance under pressure to
take the chequered flag with huge applause from the team. The Aston
Martin DBRS9 is based on the DR9 road car, developed by Prodrive for
racing and with further changes to the fuelling system and ECU
calibration for the biofuel. Composite bodywork helps to reduce the
weight.

'It's very exciting to have this first in UK
motorsport,' said team manager Mark Lemmer. 'Paul Drayson has
been the driving force behind the conversion to biofuel and we are
delighted to have this first biofuel victory. This was a great team
effort, both drivers did brilliantly and the car performed perfectly
throughout the two hours of endurance racing, which certainly will have
tested it.'

Paul Drayson was also delighted, 'This is not a one-off, the car
has been competitive all season, taking two pole positions and it now
leads the championship. It goes to prove that running a car on biofuel
does not mean any compromise of performance. I hope we can get this
message across to motorists everywhere.'

Alan Mercer, Programme Manager of EEMS was on hand to witness this piece
of history. 'What a great achievement, Barwell has certainly shown
that racing with biofuel can be exciting! They are a superb team to carry
the flag as EEMS Campaign Partners, demonstrating what can be achieved.
Today is a piece of history for UK motorsport, and it will encourage
other competitors and championships to adopt new fuels and energy
efficient technologies.'